Physicist who conducted the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FERMI Physicist who conducted the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2024
3% CRITICALMASS Sustained nuclear chain reaction requirement (12) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2017
2% THATSME Self-identification (7) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
2% EGO Self-image (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
2% OUCH Smart reaction? (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
2% NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 31, 2026
2% PANERA Cafe chain (6) New York Times Jan 31, 2026
2% META Self-referential (4) USA Today Jan 29, 2026
2% ECO Sustainability prefix (3) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
2% NOTE "___ to self . . ." (4) USA Today Jan 25, 2026

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